The best in Maine this season.. Brad Berube, St. Dominic senior forward: One of the state’s most exciting players. Led the Saints to a second straight state title game, totaling 40 points (16 goals, 24 assists). Ben Bragg, Scarborough senior goalie: Led the Red Storm to the state Class A championship with stellar postseason play, and a 1.33 goals-against average during the season. Ben Crichton, Bangor junior defenseman: The Rams employed one of the best defensive systems and Crichton was one of the leaders. He also scored seven goals and added 12 assists...

Bangor High School’s Jake Fournier and two members of East regional finalist St. Dominic Academy of Auburn are three of the eight semifinalists for the Travis Roy Award, which is given to state’s top senior Class A hockey player. Fournier is joined by St. Dominic’s Bradford Berube and Caleb Labrie as East semifinalists, along with Cody Martin of Lawrence/Skowhegan. The West semifinalists are Biddeford’s Brandon Daigle, Falmouth’s Isac Nordstrom, Noble/Wells’ Dean Pratt and Andrew Whipple of South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete. Fournier has been a four-year varsity player for Bangor and led the Rams this season with 18 goals and 10 assists while serving as the team’s captain...

LEWISTON – For the first time since 2006, the Cheverus Stags are heading back to the Western Maine Class A Regional Final with a 6-1 victory over the Noble/Wells Knights in the regional semifinals at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee They also redeem a 4-3 loss to the Knights in last …

ROCHESTER — Noble/Wells has played its best hockey in the third period all season long. That was the case again on Tuesday night in the Knights’ postseason opener. Third-seeded Noble/Wells scored thrice in the third to turn a tight game into a rout, en route to a 6-3 win over No. 6 South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete (South Portland herein) in the Western Maine Class A high school hockey quarterfinals. “We come out strong in the first period, and for some reason we usually come out flat-footed in the second,” said Noble junior forward Dean Pratt, who notched a hat trick to add to his region-leading goal total. “But in the third, that’s usually when we pick it up, and I think that’s what happened here tonight. We came out strong and put it to them.”...

NORTH BERWICK, Maine — There’s the long-held belief that it’s hard to beat a team three times in one season. But that’s the task facing Noble/Wells if it hopes to return to the semifinal round of the Western Maine Class A high school hockey tournament. No. 3 Noble/Wells (15-3) will host No. 6 South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete (South Portland herein) tonight at 6:30 at the Rochester Arena for a quarterfinal game. South Portland is 9-8. Noble/Wells won both regular-season meetings by scores of 8-4 and 6-3. “That’s what makes me nervous,” said Noble/Wells coach Keith St. Cyr, about the prospect of needing a third win over South Portland to advance. “I don’t want us going in thinking this will be easy. We usually play them twice, so there’s a lot of familiarity. Whoever plays the best game will win.” Noble/Wells goes into tonight’s game as the winners of nine straight...